The Malta Independent 15 July 2026, Wednesday
View E-Paper

Books

A Maltese classic reimagined

Sunday, 28 June 2026, 09:25 Last update: about 18 days ago

A cornerstone of Maltese literature is set to reach new audiences with the upcoming release under the Quinque label of Snow on Comino, the first full English translation of Silġ fuq Kemmuna by...

More underground cures

Sunday, 28 June 2026, 08:59 Last update: about 18 days ago Noel Grima

In July 2014 I had published on these pages a review of what in my opinion was and remains a remarkable book, An Anthology of Underground Cures. This contained an account of cures as a result of...

Follow your dreams

Sunday, 21 June 2026, 11:01 Last update: about 25 days ago Noel Grima

To my great surprise when I started researching about the book I am reviewing today, I found out that the author was born just a few weeks before me - he on St Bartholomew's Eve and I a few days...

Malta’s forgotten fascists

Sunday, 21 June 2026, 08:26 Last update: about 26 days ago

In the turbulent political landscape of 1930s Malta, a little-known and often misunderstood chapter unfolded-one that challenges the conventional narratives of colonial loyalty and resistance. At its...

A spring tapestry of memory and Maltese heritage

Sunday, 17 May 2026, 08:03 Last update: about 3 months ago Marie Benoît

The Easter issue is one of the three annual editions of the journal published by Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti.  This is a beautifully balanced issue -  part scholarship, part memory,...

From gloom to bloom

Sunday, 10 May 2026, 08:55 Last update: about 3 months ago

Il-Ġnien Sigriet Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett Italian adaptation by Carlo Scataglini Maltese translation by Clare Azzopardi Illustrations by Massimo Alfaioli   Behind a...

Playing creatively with words

Sunday, 10 May 2026, 08:50 Last update: about 3 months ago Noel Grima

'Suspended thoughts - Poems for Hermeta' Author: Gorg Peresso  Publisher: Horizons Publications / 2026 Pages: 68   We come from the same background, so to speak, in...

  • don't miss